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Civil Act — Article 173 (Summons for compromise, voluntary appearance, and interruption of prescription)

민법 제173조

A summons for compromise shall have no effect of interrupting prescription, unless an action is brought within one month and the other party does not appear or a compromise is not arrived at. The same shall apply in the case of a voluntary appearance where a compromise is not arrived at.

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